Airlines to require face masks

The US airline jetBlue announced that, starting on May 4, face masks will be required for all passengers. Frontier Airlines will require face masks starting on May 8, both on flights and at ticket counters and gates. At the time of the announcements, no end dates were given. American Airlines and Delta Air Lines both now offer passengers face masks upon boarding but at press time did not require them.

Germany-based Lufthansa announced on April 29 that passengers on Lufthansa-group airlines, which include Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, SWISS and Eurowings, must wear face masks.